Cobble Circles and Standing Stones: Archaeology at the Rivas Site, Costa Rica

by Jeffrey Quilter

The author tells of the excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial centre at the foot of the Talamanca Mountain range which flourished between AD900 and 1300. He discusses Rivas' builders and users, theories on chiefdom societies and the daily interactions and surprises of modern archeology.

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Jeffrey Quilter is a New World archaeologist with expertise in Peru. He is past Director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, and of Pre-Columbian Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.